Fifth 5K grosses 3K for The Kay

RHS cross country team members win overall honors

By MIKE BROWN

Reporter Editor

Here they come with the rising sun peeping over their right shoulders as 60 walkers and runners start the 2010 Kay Theatre 5K. Reporter/Mike Brown
The fifth annual Kay Theatre 5K Run/Unrun grossed $3,000 toward restoration of the Rockdale landmark as about 60 persons participated in the event Saturday.

That means the event has raised about $43,000 in its four-year history. The previous three runs netted a combined $40,000.

Peggy Perry, race organizer, said the 2010 run basically represents “starting over” for the run, which relied heavily on employees of Alcoa’s Rockdale Operations in past years.

More t han 130 r unners competed i 2009

Both overall winners were members of coach Liz Galloway’s cross country teams.

Juan Rubio captured the men’s run in 17:43 with teammate Jacob Gerren taking second in 19:18.

Melv in Tomek of Round Rock, last year’s overall winner, was third in 19:43.

Who’s more tense, the kids or the dads? It’s pretty much a draw in the intensity department as the Kids 1K run gets under way on Main Street.
The top two female finishers were Lady Tiger cross country team members.

Aubrie Litchauer was first in 24:51, Amy Pruett second in 24:53 and Emily Ammon was third with a 26:26 effort.

Top overall honors went to a pair of Rockdale High School cross-country runners with Juan Rubio as first-place male finisher and Aubrie Litchauer as the first place female.
20-29—1. Justin Breithhaupt, 39:40.